Vehicle sound effects are some of the most difficult field recordings to pull off. Doing so requires having an iron grip on the location, operating (and maintaining) dozens of microphones and recorders, a pro driver, and of course impeccable technique. It’s a tricky balancing act and equipment trouble, interruptions, engine failure, and intrusive sounds are […]
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Nature Field Recording Tip: Capture Elusive Sounds with “Drop Rigs”
Have you ever geared up, walked into the wilderness, and found yourself surrounded by bland nature sounds? You wouldn’t be the first. Why is this happening?
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Roundup: A Sound Effect Blog Articles
The A Sound Effect website began as a free portal that shared links to independent sound libraries. Since then, the popular indie sfx website has grown considerably. It now distributes sound libraries, features a blog, game audio jobs, an events calendar, and more. The blog showcases hundreds of sound libraries, interviews with pros, tutorials, and […]
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Roundup: Soundsnap Blog Articles
Many of you will be familiar with sound shop website Soundsnap. I’ve worked with the team there from time to time in various ways almost since Soundsnap’s inception in 2007. In 2016, they launched an industry blog for audio pros and video editors with interviews, tutorials, and more. I wrote a handful of articles for […]
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Sound Effects Article Roundup #6
It’s been a while since I wrote a sound effects article roundup. Here are some articles about sound fx that I found interesting, and you may, too.
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Article: 10 Tips for Sound FX Library Publishers
Earlier this week I published an article called 10 1-Minute Fixes That Drastically Improve Your Indie Sound FX Library on my sister website, Sound Effects Search. The idea behind the post is that
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